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We here at Chicagoist are admirers of what Lisa Thompson is doing over at Blue Sky Inn and its Albany Park bakery and café. Blue Sky Inn and LUSH Wine & Spirits are teaming up to host a fundraising event this Saturday. "Picnics & Pies" will feature wine tastings; beer; a cakewalk; a bags tournament; the chance to buy picnic lunches from Charlie Trotter and Rick Bayless, among others; and a pie baking contest. The event runs from noon-5 p.m. at LUSH's University Village location (1257 S. Halsted) and costs $10 in advance, $12 at the door. To enter the pie baking contest, email here.

We've written about Blue Sky Inn (including an interview with Executive Director Lisa Thompson) before. The bakery and cafe they run in Albany Park (4749 N. Albany, 773-478-2233) is part of the non-profit organization's mission to provide job training to at-risk youth. It's also a great-looking storefront.

Recent weeks have been very busy at Blue Sky Inn. They just launched a revamped website, passed their Health Department inspection allowing them to open their new café and bakery in Albany Park, and are tying up loose ends in advance of their spring fundraiser next Friday at the Esquire Theatre.

Any moment now, Blue Sky Inn will open the doors to its new bakery and café. Located at 4749 N. Albany in Albany Park, the bakery will serve as another extension for the non-profit organization's mission of providing creative, recreational and educational activities to at-risk youth. We dropped in Saturday to take a look.